The federal government just committed $144 million to figure out what microplastics in humans are actually doing to us — and whether the silicone straws, baby bottles and storage bags filling American ...

WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services has found a new lever to cut off billions in federal funding that it believes is wasteful or potentially fraudulent, a move that could affect ...

The CDPHP Cycle! bikeshare program is currently in its 10th year. When I took a bikeshare bike to jury duty last week to avoid all-day downtown parking issues, I didn’t realize I would be adding to a ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service, is partnering with Waze, the GPS navigation app, to detect and report potholes across Houston to city and state officials. Waymo, which ...

Self-driving vehicle companies Waymo and Waze have announced a new joint pilot program to detect pot-holes. The program will use Waymo’s perception and physical feedback systems as well as ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A new pilot program from Waymo and Waze is using self-driving vehicles to help cities detect and repair potholes faster. It’s an effort that could eventually expand to Denver. Waymo ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new gravity-based detector that could be used to detect lurking submarines. Originally developed for scientific research and resource exploration, the device could ...

The four-cycle, or Otto cycle, engines that powers today's cars derived from designs attributed to pioneers like Nicholaus Otto, for whom the Otto cycle is named. Otto received a patent for his design ...

The saliva circulating in your mouth contains troves of microbial information about the rest of your body and is easier to collect than blood samples. Today, a few drops of spit can help detect ...

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